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Comment on Reeves Sound Studios NYC (1933 – 197X) by mark

mark — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:19:42 +0000

In reply to Tom Fine.

Hey Tom great stories on golden era of sound and music.
That your father help pioneered. was your into jazz as well?
I know must of been great stories at those late night jazz recordings.
Thanks a bunch.

Comment on Reeves Sound Studios NYC (1933 – 197X) by Mark

Mark — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:14:07 +0000

In reply to Maja.

Hi Maja,
I have a few of jazz riverside recordings with your father Mr Higgins named
As the studio engineer for great sessions. did he moved to New York at that time.

Comment on Reeves Sound Studios NYC (1933 – 197X) by Mark

Mark — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:08:51 +0000

In reply to John Campbell.

Hi Mr Campbell,
Did your dad engineer many jazz sessions for riverside.
Was he a jazz fan. Great stories.
Thank you

Comment on Studio test of obscure circa 1965 Altec dynamic microphones by Kent Stephenson

Kent Stephenson — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:57:36 +0000

In reply to Mike Satterlee.

The “A” designation does indeed make it a 5 pin.
The “B” designation are all 3 pin XLR.
682 is an omni mic, as is it’s sometimes wired in precursor, the 681
The 683, 685 & 689 are all cardioid dynamics with different specs and responses- my preference are 683 & a 689A I recently acquired (again)
which sounds very nice and not as “Boxy” as the first 689 I had years ago.
The 684 & 688 are all wide frequency response omni mics,
the ones I had in the past were used for live room miking or drum overheads with good success
The cases are mostly finished in dark green/black, though some are occasionally a brown umber finish or entirely chrome.

These are all great unheralded microphones, thanks for making this post about them.

Comment on The Fostex B16 tape machine by Leonardo Ramires

Leonardo Ramires — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:35:33 +0000

I own a Fostex B-16DM three head version, found it in Brazil! It comes with a extra unit called Fostex 8091 audio tape monitor, Its like another bottom audio part, fully equipped with more 16 audio cards to read the extra repro-head. But the unit I found does not have all the cables do connect to the machine, neither the controllers to switch the audio output to sync/repro/input… , the Fostex 8091 does not have any buttons that make this switching, only a power button.

Comment on About by Chris Sidwell

Chris Sidwell — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:53:32 +0000

Hi Chris,
I’ve purchased a Magnecord PT6-J three-head reel-to-reel, along with its matching amplifier, the PT63-J amp. I’m currently working on refurbishing both pieces. Although I managed to find the schematic for the PT6-JA—which was made for an earlier two-head model—I haven’t yet located the schematic for the PT63-JA. I’ve thoroughly searched online but haven’t been successful so far.
I noticed that your group might be able to help with Magnecord questions, and possibly connect me with David Boyer, the son of John Boyer, one of Magnecord’s founding partners, through your site. I also reached out by email to the Museum of Magnetic Sound Recording to see if they might have the schematic.

Comment on Out-of-Print-Book-Report: “The Guitars Friend” 1977 by Laury Ostrow

Laury Ostrow — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:06:23 +0000

In reply to Mark. Mark, thanks for the comments. CHeck out my current work. Be well. Laury

Comment on Out-of-Print-Book-Report: “The Guitars Friend” 1977 by Laury Ostrow

Laury Ostrow — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:57:58 +0000

In reply to Dorian MacDougall. Dorian, thanks so for the kind words

Comment on Out-of-Print-Book-Report: “The Guitars Friend” 1977 by Laury Ostrow

Laury Ostrow — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:56:25 +0000

In reply to Mark. Mark, Thanks for remembering.

Comment on Out-of-Print-Book-Report: “The Guitars Friend” 1977 by Laury Ostrow

Laury Ostrow — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:55:25 +0000

In reply to Dorian MacDougall. This is Laury. What a wonderful piece to read. Really means a lot to me.